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Workshops at the Conference Center, August 2011
Groups marked with an * are open to the public.
Contact those groups if you are interested and
would like to participate in their program at Wildacres Retreat.
Greater Carolinas AssocIAtion of Rabbis
August 1 - 7
The GCAR is an intra-rabbinic fellowship of ordained rabbis living around the US, Canada, and Israel, and coming from the Conservative, Orthodox, Reconstructionist, Reform, Traditional, and other Jewish movements. The GCAR has led a unique week-long family seminar at Wildacres since 1951.
Website: Greater Carolina Association of Rabbis
email: Susan Sapinsley
phone: 843.716.0719
Wildacres Interfaith Institute*
August 7 - 10
This annual gathering brings together Christian and Jewish clergy, scholars and laity, to share insights about our traditions, our differences, our similarities, and our concerns. Scholarly presentations, stimulating discussion, quality entertainment, warm fellowship and, of course, Wildacres’ incredible atmosphere and hospitality await your registration.
This Institute is open to all interested clergy and, as space permits, laypersons as well.
website: Interfaith Institute Wildacres
Sicha
AUGUST 11 - 14
The annual Sicha Shabbaton richly confirms a primary goal of Sicha: to create conditions within which individuals, regardless of background, are empowered to see themselves as worthy conversation partners with Jewish tradition. In small groups, participants bring their own lived experience into dialogue with Jewish texts that address an annual theme. The Sicha Shabbaton features learning in the company of ritual, song, prayer and kosher food. We always enjoy fine local mountain musical entertainment, clear mountain air and a beautiful setting in which to build community. The Sicha Shabbaton, attended by Jewish lay and professional leaders from across the region, is a growing resource for Jewish learning and enrichment.
website: Beth El Durham
email: bethel.sec@verizon.net
phone: 919.682.1238
Camp Doremi - Shape Note Singing*
AUGUST 11 - 14
Camp DoReMi is an old-fashioned singing school experience to learn to sing shape note music, a style of a cappella music that has been used in American congregational singing since the early 1800s. The camp is 3 days of classes in the basic rudiments of reading music in seven shapes and other topics relating to the art of shape note singing. There are nightly shape note singings that are open to the public and free of charge. For more information, please visit our website
or contact Jane Spencer.
website: campdoremi.com
email: jcspencer59@gmail.com
phone: 706.769.8782
B'nai B'rith Institute of Judaism I*
AUGUST 15 - 18
Now in its 64th year, the B'nai B'rith Institute of Judaism provides an opportunity for the individual to confront, explore, and clarify questions about Judaism in an individual, national, and global context. Our faculty provides four lectures daily, and there is entertainment each evening.
Additional activities include patio discussions with the faculty, religious services, athletic pursuits such as hiking and tennis, enjoying the breathtaking beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, or just relaxing.
Online Brochure: www.synthed.com/wildacre/w09broch.htm
email: bcarr@ipass.net
phone: 919.781.4207
Charlotte Yiddish Institute*
AUGUST 18 - 21
This is the 33rd season of the Charlotte Yiddish Institute at Wildacres. The Institute is open to men, women and teens who enjoy the Yiddish language and are dedicated to enhancing their understanding of "Mame Loshn" in a culturally stimulating, "heymish" atmosphere. Yiddishkeit abounds with concerts, faculty lectures in Yiddish/English, Yiddish language classes, folk singing and dancing, judaica gift shop, daily and Shabbes services (in Yiddish, Hebrew and English).
website: Charlotte Yiddish Institute Wildacres
email: cltyiddishinst@aol.com or johnbaila@aol.com
Appalachian Voices
AUGUST 22 - 24
Appalachian Voices is an award-winning, environmental non-profit committed to protecting the land, air and water of the central and southern Appalachian region. Since the impacts of coal threaten Appalachia more than any other single source of pollution, we are committed to reducing coal's impact on the region and advancing our vision for a cleaner energy future. The staff of Appalachian Voices comes to Wildacres for their annual staff meeting.
website: Appalachian Voices
phone: 877- APP-Voice
Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies*
AUGUST 22 - 28
The SFMS sponsors five Gem, Jewelry and Mineral workshops each year. These are held at Wildacres, near Little Switzerland in North Carolina, and at the William Holland Retreat near the small town of Young Harris in northeast Georgia. For this session, we have tried to put together a variety of traditional classes, new classes, well known instructors and new instructors. All instructors are volunteers who are not paid for the highly skilled and professional experience that they bring to the workshops. A new SFMS website contains schedules, class descriptions, instructor bios, registration forms, and the latest information of class availability.
website: SFMS Workshops
email: Julia Larson
phone: 727 522-1254
Creative Sculpture with Glo Coalson*
AUGUST 22 - 28
Spend six days at this magical artist retreat in the mountains exploring and discovering how to create the sculpture you have been dreaming about. You will learn to use different materials and techniques to make your clay stronger and allow it to do things you never imagined it could do. We will explore different kinds of armatures to enable you to achieve the best effect for your design. Glo has been a professional clay artist for nearly 30 years and will serve as a resource person to help you accomplish your own goals for the week. Sculptures can include people, animals, or whatever your inspiration takes you. You will work from photographs, sketches or whatever inspires you. This workshop is designed for all skill levels and each artist will receive individualized instruction specific to their project.
email: Judy Mooney
phone: (912)443-9313
Write Wild at Wildacres*
August 26-28
Need time to write? Needd help with crafting your writing? Come to the mountaintop! Get your words on the page effortlessly by writing to prompts and exercises guaranteed to energize the imagination. Fun! Productive! Bring notebook and/or laptop.
The instructor/facilitator, Barbara Kidd Lawing, is a North Carolina native and has been leading writing retreats for 20 years. She is a writer, writing instructor and freelance editor.
email: bklawing@earthlink.net
website: Barbara Lawing
Alliance for Continued Learning-ETSU, Senior Scholars and Wildacres*
AUGUST 29 - September 2
East Tennessee State University, Charlotte Senior Scholars, and Wildacres sponsors this four day program which is open to all. Please join us to enjoy the beauty of the mountains and participate in a great series of programs.
Lifelong Learning Information
email: wildacres@wildacres.org
phone: 828.756.4573
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